Pre-Release Access to Official Statistics:

Experimental Statistics: UK softwood removals and deliveries by country

Introduction The Forestry Commission’s arrangements for pre-release access to Official Statistics are described in a Pre-Release Access Statement¹.

This document supplements the statement by giving the names and/or job titles of all those persons to whom pre-release access has been granted to Experimental Statistics on UK softwood removals and deliveries by country. The report covers 2 forms of pre-release access:

- Part 1 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access to the Official Statistics in their final form for briefing purposes. As these are releases covering the UK, the pre-release access period is **limited to 24 hours**.

- Part 2 provides a list of those receiving pre-release access for quality assurance purposes.

The justification for giving advance access to each listed recipient will be available on request.

Sheila Ward Forestry Commission Lead Official for Statistics Updated February 2018

¹ [http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-83mfrz](http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-83mfrz) Part 1: Pre-release access to final form (24 hours)

(last updated 6/2/2018)

- PS/ Minister for Forestry, Defra

- Ian Gambles, Director, FC England

- Richard Greenhous, Director of Forest Services, FC England

- Paula Reading, Policy Adviser, Defra

- Stephen Penlington, Policy Adviser, Defra

- Steph Rhodes, Head of Policy and Strategy, FC England

- Ian Tubby, Principal Adviser Business and Markets, Forest Services, FC England

- Steve Fowkes, Adviser, Business and Markets, Forest Services, FC England

- Stuart Burgess, Senior Press Officer, FC England

- James Simpson, Forest Management Director, Forest Enterprise England

- Alan Corson, Forestry and Timber Sales Manager, Forest Enterprise England

- Rachel Ford, Chief Communications Officer, Defra

- Adam Bealby, Head of PR and Partnerships, Forestry Commission, Defra Group Communications

- Jo O’Hara, Head of FC Scotland

- Andy Leitch, Timber Development Adviser, FC Scotland

- Jim Dewar, Head of Policy, FC Scotland

- Jason Hubert, Head of Business Development, FC

- Jonathan Taylor, Head of Secretariat FC Scotland

- Keith Connal, Natural Resources, Scottish Government

- Ginny Gardner, Natural Resources, Scottish Government

- Bridget Campbell, Director, Environment and Forestry, Scottish Government

- Cabinet Secretary, Rural Economy and Connectivity, Scottish Government

- Kate Higgins, Special Adviser, Scottish Government

- David Miller, Special Adviser, Scottish Government

- Scott Rogerson, Communications Greener, Scottish Government

- Taylor Scott, Communications, Scottish Government

- Michael Hymers, Head of Corporate Support, FES

- Simon Hodge, Head of FE Scotland

- Paul Munro, Media Officer, FC Scotland

- Steve Williams, Press Officer, FC Scotland

- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive, Forest Research

- Clare Parker, Head of Communications, Forest Research

- PS Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Welsh Government Pre-Release Access - Recipients

- PS Minister for Environment, Welsh Government

- PS First Minister, Welsh Government

- PS Minister for Finance and Local Government, Welsh Government

- PS Permanent Secretary, Welsh Government

- Alex Rawlin, Special Adviser, Welsh Government

- Peter Greening, Cabinet Secretary, Welsh Government

- Tim Render, Director, Land, Nature and Forestry Division, Welsh Government

- Peter McDonald, Deputy Director Land, Nature and Forestry Division, Welsh Government

- Bill MacDonald, Head of Forestry Resources Policy Branch, Welsh Government

- Debbie Westlake, Senior Ministerial Support Officer, Welsh Government

- Chris James, Senior Strategic Policy Framework and Legal Adviser, Welsh Government

- Hazel Sisley, Forestry Policy Team, Welsh Government

- Carys Clarke, Head of Sponsorship, Welsh Government

- Glyn Jones, Chief Statistician, Welsh Government

- Matt Greenough, Special Adviser for Strategic Communications, Welsh Government

- Heledd Owen, Head of Communications and Marketing, Natural Resources Dept, Welsh Government

- Sue Leake, LGC and Natural Resources Statistics Collection, Welsh Government

- Simon Jenkins, Head of News, Welsh Government

- Ruth Jenkins, Head of Natural Resources Strategy and Planning, NRW

- Richard Cardwell, Senior Statistician, NRW

- Michelle van-Velzen, Sustainable Land management Team Leader, NRW Part 2: Pre-release access for quality assurance

(last updated 6/2/18)

- Expert Group on Timber & Trade Statistics:
  - Nick Boulton, Timber Trade Federation
  - Alan Christison, Tilhill Forestry Ltd
  - Alan Corson, Forest Enterprise England
  - Neil Cowan, James Jones & Sons Ltd
  - Michael Fairgrieve, Northern Ireland Forest Service
  - Andrew Heald, Confederation of Forest Industries
  - Alan Hunt, Natural Resources Wales
  - Andy Leitch, Forestry Commission Scotland
  - David Leslie, James Jones & Sons Ltd
  - Nigel Manley, Balcas Timber Ltd
  - Richard Palmer, AW Jenkinson Forest Products
  - John Paterson, Egger UK
  - Stephen Stanley, Scottish Woodlands
  - David Sulman, United Kingdom Forest Products Association
  - David Symons, Euroforest Ltd
  - Sheila Ward, Forest Research
  - George Webb, Norbord
  - Peter Weston, Forest Research (Chair)
  - David Ross, Forest Research (Acting Secretary)
- Ian Tubby, Principal Adviser, Business and Markets, Forest Service
- Steve Fowkes, Adviser, Business and Markets, FCE
- James Pendlebury, Chief Executive, Forest Research
- Mick Bottomley, Head of Marketing and Sales, FE Scotland